Double-barreled shotgun



Patented Nov. 27, 1923.

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GEORGE O. FISHER, OF NEW YORK. 1i. Y4 BESSIE IE. FISHER ADMINISTRATRIX 0F SAID GEORGE O. FISHER, DECEASED, ASSIGNOR TO BESSIE lVI. FISHER, OF BROOK- LYN, NEW YORK.

DOUBLE-BARRELED SHOTGUN.

Application filed February 28, 1820.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE O. FISHER, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Double- Barreled Shotguns, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates particularly to double-barreled shotguns, the object of the invention being to improve the sighting of fire arms of this character.

The sighting of double-barreled shotguns has heretofore been accomplished by using the connecting rib between the barrels as a base line. This rib is usually depressed at the forward end thereof so that it stands below the level of the barrels at the opposite sides thereof. This is confusing in that it presents to the eye of the user, three objects, the two gun barrels and the rib between, which puts upon the eye the burden of distinguishing which is the proper one of the three base lines thus provided. This strain on the eye :is particularly apparent in the rapid and repeated handling of the gun, such as is experienced in trapshooting, which is possibly the reason for the popularity of the single barrel gun, as it is considered much easier to line up and more quickly pointed.

My invention applied to the double-barreled gun gives the double equal advantage, in lining up and pointing with the single.

.The above objections I have overcome in my invention by providing a base line for sighting which at the muzzle end of the barrels is disposed entirely above and on a plane not to be confused with the lines of the barrels.

The novel features of theinvention will be disclosed in the following specification which is to be considered in connection with the accompanying drawing forming a part thereof.

In the drawing referred to I have illustrated a practical embodiment of the invention, wherein Figure 1 is a top plan view and Figure 2 is a side elevation of a gun equipped with my improved sight.

Figure 3 is an enlarged broken perspective view of the muzzle end of the sight.

The gun illustrated is a double-barreled Serial No. 362,056.

shotgun of typical construction having two barrels 5 and 6.

The sight disclosed comprises a longitudinal element in the form of a bar 7 supported on pillars 8 between the barrels of the gun. This element is provided at the breech end of the gun with a plane sighting surface 9 forming a rear sighting base and at the muzzle end with a similar plane sighting surface 10 forming a front sighting base and which, as shown in Figures 2 and 8, is disposed entirely above the level of the barrels and hence above the level of a common tangent 11 (Figure 3) resting on the tops of the barrels. These substantially plane sighting surfaces at the opposite ends of the barrels preferably stand in alinement or as continuations of the same straight line and form in the use of the gun a sighting base plane which is located entirely above the barrels at the opposite sides thereof.

In the use of the gun the raised sighting base forming the front sight is the first thing that the eye recognizes and hence there is no sense of hesitancy or confusion. The eye is not distracted by the gun barrels, but immediately picks out and holds the front sight, with the result that much more accurate and quicker shooting is obtained and without tiring or straining the eye. This invention also gives a wider range of vision at the muzzle end of the gun enabling the gunner to locate the target, particularly flying targets, much quicker than with the old style sunken front sight. The sighting element or bar may be of uniform thickness but set so it inclines downwardly and forwardly from breech to muzzle, as shown, or it may taper forwardly in thickness and may carry the usual bead or sight 12 at the forward end thereof; also the smaller sight known as the rear, if shooter desires it as a help in lining up.

V] hat I claim is:

1. The combination with a double-barreled gun, of a rear sight disposed between the barrels at the breech end thereof and a front sight between the barrels at the muzzle end thereof, in line with the rear sight reled shotgun, of a longitudinally extendsighting element disposed between the barrels, said element tapering in thickness toward the muzzle end of the gun and provided With a substantially plane upper sighting surface disposed entirely above the level of the barrels at opposite sides thereof.

3. In combination, a double-'barreled choke bore shotgun provided with front 10 and rear surface portions between the bar- GEORGE O. FISHER. 

